diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml
index 4b74f89c9..db89d765f 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   become_user: "{{ edxapp_user }}"
   environment: "{{ edxapp_environment }}"
   with_items:
-    - pip.txt
+  # - pip.txt
     - pip-tools.txt
   tags:
     - install